Artist
LL Cool J
LL Cool J is a hip-hop artist from Queens, New York (USA) formed in 1968. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Queens, New York (USA) · Best hip-hop albums
- 3.5 /5
- 1 rating
- 35
- Releases
- 1985–2025
- Active years
- 1968
- Formed
Discography
17
Most popular
10
2002 · 15 tracks
The FORCE
2024
Phenomenon
1997
14 Shots to the Dome
1993
The DEFinition
2004
Exit 13
2008
Todd Smith
2006
Authentic
2013
Mr. Smith
1995
All World 2
2009
G. O. A. T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest Of All Time
2008
G.O.A.T.
2000
All World
1996
Mama Said Knock You Out
1990
Walking With a Panther
1989
Bigger and Deffer
1987
Radio
1985
Singles & EPs
18
Pop A Bottle
Single · 2025
Passion
Single · 2024
Murdergram Deux
Single · 2024
Proclivities
Single · 2024
Mama Said Knock You Out (Sam Wilkes Remix)
Single · 2019
Phenomenon (Sam Wilkes Remix)
Single · 2019
Mama Said Knock You Out (Z-Trip Remix)
Single · 2019
Mama Said Knock You Out (Undefeated Remix)
Single · 2017
You Already
Single · 2016
Whaddup
Single · 2013
It's LL and Santana/What You Want
Single · 2006
Control Myself (Nevco 'In Control' Remix)
Single · 2006
Control Myself
Single · 2006
Control Myself (Germany - E-Single)
Single · 2006
Control Myself (Extended Dance Remixes Exclusive Bonus Tracks)
Single · 2006
Paradise
Single · 2004
Past Talk
Single · 1999
Ain't Nobody
Single · 1996
Appears on
6Releases by other artists featuring LL Cool J.
Featured tracks
7
Flava in Ya Ear Remix (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Rampage)Craig Mack · Flava In Ya Ear Remix
Days Are Forgotten (feat. LL Cool J) (Ztrip Remix)Kasabian · Days Are Forgotten
Let Me Know (feat. LL Cool J)Carl Thomas · Lets Talk About It- But Me (feat. LL Cool J)Carl Thomas · Lets Talk About It
- She Is (feat. LL Cool J)Carl Thomas · Lets Talk About It
This Is for the Lover In You (feat. LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels)Babyface · The Essential Babyface
Collaborators
14
Community
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About
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J (an abbreviation for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor from Bay Shore, New York. He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", and "Mama Said Knock You Out". He has released thirteen studio albums and two greatest hits compilations, including 2008's Exit 13, the last for his record deal with Def Jam Recordings, and currently has a new studio album in the works. He has also appeared in numerous films, and currently stars as NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles.
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As he grew older, Smith found a way to escape the effects of his abuse, and his bullying attitude: hip-hop music. He fell in love with it at the age of nine, and by 11 he was writing lyrics and making his own songs with some DJ equipment his grandmother gave him to stop him riding motorcycles or doing karate. Before too long, LL was an established member of the Hip-Hop community in his area. He gained notoriety through his many rap battles against well-established MC. Influenced by Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, funk legend Rick James, Kurtis Blow, and pioneers Run-DMC, LL started to create his own rap style.
LL Cool J in brief
- How many LL Cool J releases are on Riffiter?
- 35 releases are catalogued, spanning 1985 to 2025.
- When was LL Cool J formed?
- LL Cool J formed in 1968, in Queens, New York (USA).
- What genre is LL Cool J?
- LL Cool J is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
- What is the most recent LL Cool J release on Riffiter?
- Pop A Bottle, released in 2025.